Wine from Asahara
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Sayori Saké 72cl
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Sayori Saké 72cl
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Sayori Saké 72cl is a Japanese Junmai sake from Asahara Shuzo in Saitama, on Honshu. Although it may sit alongside wine in a shop setting, it is properly a nihonshu: a fermented rice drink made from rice, water, koji and yeast. As a Junmai, it is made without added distilled alcohol.
The interest here lies in the way the sake is put together. It uses Hattan Nishiki rice polished to 70%, and the Nakadori designation refers to the middle portion of the pressing, collected after the first run and before the more forceful press. The product information also describes it as muroka, or unfiltered. That helps frame its lively, mineral and distinctly saline style.
Asahara Shuzo is a family brewery in Saitama, founded in 1882 by Zenjiro Asahara. The background (…)